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NCAA Division I Basketball Mens, round 0

AwayMercer61
Final
HomeWest Virginia75
Thursday, November 12, 2026WVU ColiseumAll Champaign sports
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MER283361
WVU314475
Final

West Virginia beats Mercer 75-61

West Virginia Mountaineers beat Mercer Bears 75-61 on Thursday at Hope Coliseum.

The second half made the difference: West Virginia outscored Mercer 44-33.

West Virginia shot 40% to 36% and won the boards 41-34.

For West Virginia, Finley Bizjack (G): 15. For Mercer, Shane Cherry (G): 20.

West Virginia improves to 3-0. Mercer falls to 2-3.

Attendance: 8,680.

Full recap at ESPN: Bizjack, Sadler and Buchanan lead West Virginia over Mercer, 75-61

Written automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.

Top performers

#2
MER · PointsShane Cherry G20
#2
MER · AssistsShane Cherry G4
#18
MER · ReboundsKaron Boyd F8
#11
WVU · PointsFinley Bizjack G15
#1
WVU · AssistsMiles Sadler G6
#11
WVU · ReboundsFinley Bizjack G6
StatsMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF
M. Mabor Makoi F1921-50-00-060000244
K. Boyd F36105-110-50-081620442
D. Goodman G3052-111-60-041420220
B. Shoulders G2993-42-31-240000132
Q. Perkins II G3093-141-72-214010012
S. Mayhugh F1941-10-02-250000320
P. Padegimas F400-10-10-000000001
K. Steele F300-00-00-010000102
S. Cherry G19206-132-66-624211023
D. Barr G221-10-00-000000001
R. Cate G900-00-00-010100010
Team6122-616-2811-1234101461142017

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